Carbondale is 1-9 against Mt. Vernon since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Carbondale Terriers will be staying on the road to face off against the Mt. Vernon Rams at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Carbondale needed a bit of extra time to put away Murphysboro. They came out on top against the Red Devils by a score of 3-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Ryan Perrott spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, Carbondale's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryce McKinnies, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Reese Hand, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon entered their tilt with Flora with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 8-0 win on Saturday.
Not much got past Rilan Pressgrove, who gave up just four hits to keep Flora off the board.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon got a big performance out of Trevor McClure, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Pedigo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Carbondale's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12. As for Mt. Vernon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season.
Carbondale couldn't quite finish off Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in April and fell 6-4. Can Carbondale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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